Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for June 19
Yesterday Tomorrow
| June 19, 1717 |
Margravate of Azilia granted to Sir Robert Montgomery |
| June 19, 1721 |
Hans Kalb, for whom Dekalb County, Georgia is named, is born, Huettendorf, Bavaria. He will later assume the name of a friend from Paris, Jean De Kalb and the title Baron
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Baron DeKalb |
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
| June 19, 1786 |
Gen. Nathaniel Greene dies of a stroke at his Mulberry Grove plantation. General "Mad" Anthony Wayne was at his bedside.
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Nathanael Greene |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
| June 19, 1908 |
The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad (AB &A) inaugurates service to Atlanta and is welcomed with a speech by Asa Chandler. It is the last railroad to come into Atlanta. Renamed A. B. & C. in 1927 it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line in 1947. |
| June 19, 1979 |
Carlton Gary is arrested in Hapeville for trespassing. He had been found climbing a wall of a motel. He posted bond and disappeared.
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Wynnton Stocking Strangler |
| June 19, 1989 |
Batman, starring Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger, premieres. |
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Kim Basinger |
| June 19, 2009 |
Georgia Theater in Athens, built in the 1890's, is gutted by fire. |
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Clarke County, Georgia |
| June 19, 2009 |
Southern Community Bank, Fayetteville, Georgia was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was appointed receiver. The FDIC assumption agreement with United Community Bank, Blairsville, Georgia, to assume all of the deposits of Southern Community Bank. |
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Bank Failures in Georgia |
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